Table 2

Strain	Gram staining	Indole	MR	VP	Citrate utilization	Catalase	Oxidase	Nitrate reduction	Grown in mannitol salt agar
Name	Gram staining	Indole	MR	VP	Citrate utilization	Catalase	Oxidase	Nitrate reduction	Grown in mannitol salt agar
SKI2a	Cocci,+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+
NGP	Cocci,+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
PCNS	Cocci,+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
YCD2a	Cocci,+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-
YCD3a	Cocci,+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
YCD3b	Cocci,+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
KH4	Cocci,+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
YCT 2	Cocci,+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+

+, tested positive/utilized as substrate; -, tested negative/not utilized as substrate, MR- Methyl Red, VP- Voges-Proskauer

Table 2: Morphological and Biochemical characterization of yellow pigment producing isolates. Morphological and Biochemical characterization of yellow pigment producing isolates.